House of life in Ancient Egypt
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The house of life (Per Ânkh) refers, in ancient Egypt, to both an institution and a place of school education.
In ancient Egypt, there were two distinct places of instruction where the offspring of the elites, officials and clergy could go to receive an education adapted to their social rank. The House of Life (per ânkh, in Egyptian transliterated pr-ˁnḫ), under the protection of the god Thoth, is - with the Egyptian school - one of these two places of reception. This institution is characterized by the fact that it is administratively and architecturally integrated into an important temple.[1][2]
History
[edit]The first mentions of the House of Life are found on two royal decrees dating from the Old Kingdom.[3] From an archaeological point of view, however, only two Houses of Life have been identified to date. Both dating from the New Kingdom, one was discovered at Tell el-Amarna.[4] the capital of King Akhenaten, and the other was unearthed at the Ramesseum.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Être un enfant en Egypte ancienne".
- ^ "Maison de vie dans l'Égypte antique". www.valeriodistefano.com. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "The House of Life".
- ^ "THE CITY OF AKHENATEN" (PDF).
- ^ "L'ecole du temple (at-sebait) et le per-ankh (maison de vie) a propos de recentes decouvertes effectuees dans le contexte du Ramesseum (English)".